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João Cancelo

#20 · Defender · age 31

Versatile full-back; can play either side

Club
FC Barcelona
Spain · La Liga
Caps
50
Intl goals
1

94

WC26 rating

high confidence
Recent form
62
Career peak
100
League level
90
Competition pedigree
98
International pedigree
85
Longevity
72

Independent rating — league strength (Opta-anchored) × competition tier × position-normalized output. Not affiliated with EA or FIFA.

Career by season

Season Club Competition Apps Gls Ast Rating
25/26 Futbol Club Barcelona La Liga 16 2 3 —
25/26 Futbol Club Barcelona UEFA Champions League 4 0 0 —
25/26 Futbol Club Barcelona Copa del Rey 3 0 1 —
25/26 Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club FIFA Club World Cup 2 0 1 —
24/25 Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club FIFA Club World Cup 3 0 0 —
23/24 Futbol Club Barcelona La Liga 32 2 4 —
23/24 Futbol Club Barcelona UEFA Champions League 10 2 1 —
22/23 Manchester City Football Club Premier League 17 2 1 —
22/23 FC Bayern München Bundesliga 15 1 4 —
22/23 Manchester City Football Club UEFA Champions League 6 0 4 —
22/23 FC Bayern München UEFA Champions League 4 0 1 —
22/23 FC Bayern München DFB-Pokal 2 0 1 —
22/23 Manchester City Football Club Community Shield 1 0 0 —
22/23 Manchester City Football Club FA Cup 1 0 0 —
21/22 Manchester City Football Club Premier League 36 1 7 —
21/22 Manchester City Football Club UEFA Champions League 9 2 3 —
21/22 Manchester City Football Club FA Cup 5 0 0 —
21/22 Manchester City Football Club Community Shield 1 0 0 —
20/21 Manchester City Football Club Premier League 33 2 4 —
20/21 Manchester City Football Club UEFA Champions League 11 1 1 —
20/21 Manchester City Football Club FA Cup 3 0 1 —
19/20 Manchester City Football Club Premier League 12 0 0 —
19/20 Manchester City Football Club UEFA Champions League 6 0 0 —
19/20 Manchester City Football Club FA Cup 4 0 1 —
18/19 Juventus Football Club Serie A 25 1 2 —
18/19 Juventus Football Club UEFA Champions League 7 0 3 —
18/19 Juventus Football Club Supercoppa Italiana 1 0 0 —
18/19 Juventus Football Club Coppa Italia 1 0 0 —
17/18 Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A. Serie A 26 1 4 —
17/18 Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A. Coppa Italia 2 0 0 —
17/18 Valencia Club de Fútbol S. A. D. La Liga 1 0 0 —
16/17 Valencia Club de Fútbol S. A. D. La Liga 35 1 4 —
16/17 Valencia Club de Fútbol S. A. D. Copa del Rey 3 0 0 —
15/16 Valencia Club de Fútbol S. A. D. La Liga 28 1 4 —
15/16 Valencia Club de Fútbol S. A. D. UEFA Champions League 6 1 0 —
15/16 Valencia Club de Fútbol S. A. D. Copa del Rey 4 1 0 —
15/16 Valencia Club de Fútbol S. A. D. UEFA Europa League 1 0 0 —
14/15 Valencia Club de Fútbol S. A. D. La Liga 10 0 0 —
14/15 Valencia Club de Fútbol S. A. D. Copa del Rey 3 0 0 —
13/14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica Taca da Liga 1 0 0 —
13/14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica Primeira Liga 1 0 0 —

Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29

Can play either full-back position and reliably inverts into midfield — a tactical lever Martínez uses to shift Portugal between back-fours and back-threes.

Strengths

Recent form

Barcelona starter.